Updated (February, 2012): Compare the Nikon Coolpix S6300 vs Nikon Coolpix S630

Nikon Coolpix S6200

55

Reasons to buy the Nikon Coolpix S6200

Wide angle
Wide angle lens
25 mm
Battery life
Great battery life
250 shots
Nikon Coolpix S630

47

Runner-up

Nikon Coolpix S630

Reasons to buy the Nikon Coolpix S630

Light sensitivity
High ISO
6,400 ISO
Continuous shooting
Rapid fire
11 fps
Weight
Light-weight
140 g

differences

Advantages of the Nikon S6200

Wide angle Much better wide angle 25 mm vs 37 mm
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More than 30% better wide angle
Movie format Higher resolution movies 720p @ 30fps vs 480p @ 30fps
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Shoots high resolution HD (720p) video
Aperture Wider aperture f/3.2 vs f/3.5
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At its widest zoom, the S6200's lens captures marginally more light (0.3 f-stops)
Zoom More zoom 10x vs 7x
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More than 2x more zoom
Size Slightly smaller 93x58x26 mm vs 58x97x26 mm
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Almost the same
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Advantages of the Nikon S630

Continuous shooting Shoots significantly faster 11 fps vs 1.2 fps
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More than 9x faster continuous shooting
Light sensitivity Better maximum light sensitivity 6,400 ISO vs 3,200 ISO
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The S630's maximum light sensitivity is 1 f-stop better
Weight Lighter 140 g vs 160 g
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More than 10% lighter
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recommendations

Relative to the best recent compacts, and ignoring price

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Green arrow Snapsort recommends the Nikon Coolpix S6200. This recommendation, however, should be taken with a grain of salt since it doesn't always make sense to compare a travel zoom with a compact.

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similarities

Compared to recent compacts

Common Strengths Common Weaknesses
Image stabilization Good image stabilization Help
Lens
Panorama Neither camera stitches together panoramas Help
You could stitch photos in post
Sensor type Lower-end sensor types Help
CCD
HDR Neither has in-camera HDR Help
You could do HDR manually
Screen size Very small screens Help
2.7"
Touch screen No touchscreens Help
More buttons
Screen resolution Low resolution screens Help
230k dots
Movie format Poor movies Help
S6200:720p @ 30fps
S630:480p @ 30fps

competitors

Shared Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Nikon Coolpix S6300

Nikon Coolpix S6300

Travel zoom

$180 - $184

Movie format Records higher quality movies
Sensor type Has a CMOS-family sensor
Weight Is slightly heavier
Image stabilization Has worse image stabilization
Canon ELPH 300 HS

Canon ELPH 300 HS

Compact

$148 - $179

Aperture Has a slightly wider aperture
Movie format Records higher quality movies
Nikon Coolpix S8200

Nikon Coolpix S8200

Travel zoom

$229

Zoom Has significantly more zoom
Movie format Records higher quality movies
Lowest price Is slightly more expensive
Thickness Is thicker
Sony Cybershot DSC-H70

Sony Cybershot H70

Travel zoom

$180

Screen size Has a significantly larger screen
Panorama Creates panoramas in-camera
Fastest shutter speed Has a slower max shutter speed
Weight Is significantly heavier
Nikon Coolpix S3300

Nikon Coolpix S3300

Compact

$120

Size Is slightly smaller
Macro focus Significantly closer macro focusing
Battery life Has a slightly shorter battery life
Image stabilization Has worse image stabilization
Canon ELPH 100 HS

Canon ELPH 100 HS

Compact

$106 - $189

Aperture Has a slightly wider aperture
Movie format Records higher quality movies
Fastest shutter speed Has a slower max shutter speed
Wide angle Has a slightly narrower wide angle lens
Nikon Coolpix S3100

Nikon Coolpix S3100

Ultra compact

$132

Size Is slightly smaller
Panorama Creates panoramas in-camera
Image stabilization Has worse image stabilization

Nikon Coolpix S6200 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Canon PowerShot SX150 IS

Canon PowerShot SX150 IS

Travel zoom

$136 - $179

Screen size Significantly larger screen
Macro focus Much better macro capability
Size Much larger
Wide angle Significantly worse wide angle
Nikon Coolpix S6100

Nikon Coolpix S6100

Compact

$197

Screen size Significantly larger screen
Touch screen Has a touch screen
Aperture Narrower aperture
Wide angle Significantly worse wide angle

Nikon Coolpix S630 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Nikon Coolpix S4100

Nikon Coolpix S4100

Compact

Wide angle Much better wide angle
Movie format Higher resolution movies
Image stabilization No image stabilization
Continuous shooting Shoots much slower
Sony Cybershot DSC-W620

Sony Cybershot DSC-W620

Compact

$118

Wide angle Much better wide angle
Movie format Higher resolution movies
Image stabilization No image stabilization
Continuous shooting Shoots significantly slower
Nikon Coolpix P300

Nikon Coolpix P300

Pro digicam

$299

Wide angle Much better wide angle
Aperture Much wider aperture
Size Larger
Light sensitivity Worse maximum light sensitivity

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